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Lecture 2: Were John the Baptizer and Jesus Influenced by the Dead Sea Scrolls?

第二讲：施洗约翰与耶稣有没有受死海古卷影响？

All things are offspring of logic. It is indeed illogical to bar China from joining WTO.

任何问题都是要讲道理的，不让中国加入WTO是没有道理的。

I was still a nonentity in her eyes until a guest amused the group by recounting how the previous perch halfway up a 300 meter barefaced cliff; when their flashlight failed, I ended up rescuing one of them instead.

在她的眼里我仍然是个无足轻重的人，直到一个客人讲故事来活跃气氛，故事说的是前一天我困在300米的光面悬崖上，当时他们的手电坏了，我反而救了他们中的一个人。

The relative bareness of the church corresponds with the austerity of religious life, as preached by Girolamo Savonarola.

教堂的相对空旷正与宗教生活的清苦不谋而合，就像萨佛纳罗拉传道时所讲的那样。

Other characters making regular appearances are Grampa Simpson, Homer's cranky father with his fantastically unbelievable tales of yesteryear and inclination to fall asleep at any given moment; Homer's college friend Barney Gumble, the still single, overweight, beer swilling, constantly burping barfly; Mo, the caustic, self-loathing bar-owner with the secret soft heart; Monty Burns, Homer's boss and the ancient, evil owner of the nuclear power plant; Chief Wiggum, Springfield's junk-food and donut-munching incompetent arm of the law; Apu Nahasapeemapetalon, the oft-held-up manager of the local 'Kwik-e-Mart' store; Krusty the Klown, popular with the kids but offstage a jaded, cynical hack with a long history of overindulgence, gambling and substance abuse; Kent Brockman, the spoiled, self-important TV news anchorman; Troy Mclure, the ageing Hollywood star with the faltering career and bizarre sexual fetish; Rainer Wolfcastle, the Scwarzenegger style action movie hero with the Germanic accent and ultra-right wing views; the list goes on and on

其他经常亮相的角色还有：荷马的古怪父亲——祖父辛普森，他常常会讲一些让人云里雾里、难以置信的陈年故事，而且随时随地都会睡着；至今仍然单身的荷马大学时的朋友——巴尼·甘博，他体重超常，饮酒无度，是一个经常打着饱嗝的酒鬼；酒吧老板——莫，他刻薄且自我憎恨，但却有一颗不为人所知的柔软心肠；荷马的上司——蒙提·彭斯，他是核电厂"老掉牙"的邪恶老板。斯普林菲尔德的警长——威格，他执法不力，还总是使劲儿嚼着垃圾食品和油炸面包圈；经常遭受抢劫的当地便利店的经理——那哈萨彼马彼塔隆；深受孩子们欢迎的小丑克拉斯提，但私下里他却是毫无激情、愤世嫉俗的碌碌无为之人，长期以来放纵无度、赌博并吸毒；被宠坏了的电视新闻主播——肯特·布鲁克曼，他总是那么自命不凡；风华已逝的好莱坞明星——特洛伊·麦克鲁，他的事业摇摇欲坠并有怪异的性癖好；施瓦辛格式的动作电影英雄——瑞纳·沃尔夫卡斯提，他操着一口德国口音，持极右翼观点。角色可真是数也数不清啊

But it is very useful for an investment buyer looking for a bargain.

但对买家讲它是非常有用的廉价的投资。

I don't like to bargain when I go shopping.

我不喜欢买东西的时候讲价钱。

In theory, that should give it more bargaining power.

理论上讲，这应该给了谷歌更多讨价还价的能力。

If you keep bargaining with them, they will reduce the price.

你讲讲价，他们可能会把价钱降低。

We'll start with malted barley.

我们将从麦芽讲起。

It seems likely that Kraft will return with a better offer.

看起来卡夫要重新考虑一个更好的出价了。

But he'd rather burn off my feelers and watch me squirm.

可他却放任那个家伙对我为所欲为！